they say bob ehrlich plans led to a historic increases and spending -- and state spending. the only thing missing is a quill pen. while it is not a recreation of the declaration of independence signing, maryland candidates put their john hancock on the prosperity pledge for america. it promised to make state government smaller and more accountable. >> it is very different from the status quo. we have candidates and incumbents who want to make the state more business friendly and improve the quality of light. >> -- quality of life. >> the plan calls for rolling back the state tax increase and rolling back spending and restoring marilyn's sovereignty concerns of the federal health care bill. putting the fed's on notice that maryland will not have any requirements limiting the type of care they choose to purchase.

they also vowed to pursue a taxpayer bill of rights. >> government revenues cannot exceed the rate of growth in any given year. if they do, taxpayers to refund just like a corporation. >> a political science professor does not believe this will have mass appeal in maryland. >> will voters find attractive? >> i think it is an attempt to appeal to the frustrated and angry voter. >> the governor spent part of his day and a kitchen table talk to or. he visited a home and mothers joined in the discussion, asking questions regarding everything from transportation to education. >> we have a much more balanced approach to our transportation needs. >> but some realities are as grim as they were at start of the recession. >> are you better off than you or four years ago? >> it is a struggle. i would say we have done the

best we can in difficult circumstances. we feel very blessed. >> one of the goals of the gop pledges to present a united message as republicans tend to increase their numbers and relevance in annapolis. >> on capitol hill with just two weeks until midterm elections, house republicans touted their new agenda. >> republicans say they have been listening to americans' frustrations said that a plan to fix what is wrong. republicans call out their pledge to america. >> our pledge to america is that the republicans stand ready to get it done and beginning today. >> it is a campaign manifesto promising to cut wasteful washington spending, repeal health-care reform, and change the way congress does business. >> a plan to create jobs, and economic uncertainty, and make

america more competitive. >> no more government bailouts combustible a spending cut or duplicative federal programs. some political analysts say it's all about winning votes in november. >> every time they are asked in a town hall meeting, what do you stand for, now they have talking points. >> the democratic national committee released a video blasting the plan. house democrats call it an election-year gimmick. >> this agenda should be called the we are still not listening to america agenda. >> a white house spokesman says it's geared toward special interests. >> written by lobbyists and rolled out even as republicans vote against tax cuts for small business. >> democrats say it will give tax breaks to the wealthy and send jobs overseas. >> critics say it add trillions

to the deficit. >> as election day approaches, we want to remind you our commitment 2010 coverage is always available on line. in addition to can't it profiles and the ad check stories, we have a complete voters guide and much more. >> the lead detective investigating the murder of a former baltimore city killed one wrapped up his testimony today. he was questioned out how he handled evidence in the case. outside thee now to court room for the latest. >> this was the second day of testimony for the detective. he explained how he handled the a destination. the defense believes he and other officers made mistakes. >> trying to prove to jurors that police made mistakes while investigating the 2008 murder of a former baltimore city council member and the robbery at the new haven clouds, defense

attorneys questioned at a homicide detective who defended his handling of the case and the collection of evidence. he was the lead investigator and testified least -- testified they took samples during the investigation. after receiving test results, he ruled out possible other suspects. >> there are samples of dna that have not been identified to any human being. it seems to me that to exclude anybody without further investigation was premature. >> after reviewing the evidence at the crime scene, he ruled out one suspect who was in the car with harris and testified she is a good friend. police believe someone standing near the left front window fired the shot that killed him. the detective was asked about a jacket considered a significant piece of evidence found in a trash can behind the home of the defendant. >> at no point in the video is a new and wearing a jacket. there is a great photograph of

the person they say was supposedly wearing that jacket and the person has no good hanging off the back of his -- behind his neck. the jacket is a heavy winter jacket with a hood. how is it a key piece of evidence if no one identifies it? >> he said he submitted it airing on the side of caution. the defense attorney gave a brief look into his theory of what happened. he says the evidence is evolving to show the robbery might have been staged. he brought up the notion of insurance fraud. >> i maintain the philosophy the bill comes to court with clean hands. >> if he had insurance and the insurance coverage included reimbursement for losses suffered as a result of robberies, then it is a cash business. >> the lounge and owner testified about being victimized by men who held up the club.

he says they stole $2,000 and fired three shots as they ran out the back door. the money was never recovered. >> a settlement has been reached in a lawsuit over a deadly crash on the bay bridge in 2008. the 57-all was killed when his truck plunged into the chesapeake bay as a result of swerving to avoid hitting an aunt -- hitting an oncoming car. the woman driving the car was found alcohol letter system of the time. her attorney says the family agreed to a $100,000 settlement, the maximum payable through the insurance policy. >> the board of education is facing a multimillion-dollar lawsuits night. parents of a sixth grade students day their son was the victim of bullying. it was so severe that he suffered psychological problems and school administrators did not step in when they should

have. >> the lawsuit was filed against a howard county board of education. the principle where the bullying happened and other individuals associated with the school system. the family is seeking between $1,000,000.9999999 dollars. is that with pencils and drumsticks, being pushed and slammed into lockers and other acts of intolerable cruelty. those are the allegations in a lawsuit filed by the parents of a student. the suit claims the bullying took place in 2007 when he was in sixth grade. the serious ramifications of bullying have got a lot of attention in the last few years. baltimore county held the annual state school conference on thursday. the effects of bullying was a topic the school counselors addressed. >> if it is something pervasive that happens a lot, there are issues that will happen or the

student does not feel safe and had to deal with it for a long time. >> to avoid that happening, baltimore county has a behavioral approach with a three-tiered response to intervention in these cases. >> as at the student would be more impact, they may develop an actual diagnosable disorder like anxiety disorder or depression or dramatic stress disorder. >> the lawsuit says the best it's ever from posttraumatic stress disorder and had to be moved into a private school because administrators and staff did not stop the bleeding soon enough. >> a spokesperson says they got a copy of the lawsuit this afternoon and cannot comment on pending litigation. >> those who have suffered and those who have studied concussions gathered in front of congress today to push for ending concussion legislation. the measure would focus on

educating students and coaches and parents about all you sports. student athletes are more likely to go on to the playing field if the confession goes unnoticed. >> about 45 minutes into my class, my concentration would be completely gone. >> we can work to change this culture so that is just unacceptable to play someone who is contest at is it is to withhold water during play. >> players are hardly kept off the field until they are recovered. doing so will not only take increased awareness but a strong shift in sports culture. >> much more to come tonight. >> including the latest on changes to your health care. >> students are keeping a close watch on the federal health-care law. that story coming up. >> >> fall season begins with

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maryland residents can save up to $780 while funds last. >> the new health care bill kicks in today with a few key affects -- children can be covered under their parents' plan until they turn 26. children up to age 19 can a longer be denied for pre- existing conditions and you cannot be dropped when you get sick or because she made a mistake on your coverage application. no doubt those changes come as good news for thousands of maryland college students. >> an event was held to react to a law which would keep many of them on their parents' health care policies. let's go live to the university

with more on that story. >> perhaps thousands of students even on this campus to to not have helped -- that is about to change. >> i will officially have health insurance again. [applause] >> this grad student says the latest health care news is right on time. >> i was curious about whether i could go on the plan. i heard so many things about whether it change returned 21 or graduate from college or when you were a student. >> those who fought to change the law to allow 19-25 year-old to stay on their policy believe the federal law is headed in the right direction. >> it allows those who work for self-insured country -- companies that maryland law cannot impact to stay on their parents' plan. >> any parent or child in the state knows the trauma it feels when you lose insurance and that a child or a loved one who is

sick. this is critically important. >> that's appealingo college students to believe it is critical. >> young people around the country speaking up about the importance of health care. >> one must be able to start with a solid foundation. this provides building blocks for developing damnations. >> but the fight for available health care is far from over. >> the challenge will be that since not everyone parents are insured, wheat needs to make sure there are options available for students to have lots at of expenses attending school. >> students on college campuses also spoke in support of the change. >> on this first full day of fall, 2010, still feeling

summary out there. the normal high temperatures only in the mid-70s, but we were pushing toward the 90 degree mark today. 89 degrees and 87 at the inner harbor. normal high is 76 degrees. 64 this morning. still quite warm all across the baltimore metro area. many areas well in the '80s. degrees.s to almost 80 temperatures in the upper 80s across the west virginia panhandle. acacias warmth is not going anywhere anytime soon. you think he would seek better terms popping up but only a few blips on the radar fading away now as it moves into southern maryland. >most areas will stay dry with

warmer than normal tablatures. you can check out the fall harvest moon of september. look how warm it is at this hour in chicago and detroit. temperatures well into the '90s. expect another summary day tomorrow. it is scheduled to get here saturday morning. it will finally cooled down a little bit. after this passes by, temperatures will cool off. 89-94 on friday. on the day, gusting up to 20 knots, so a small craft advisory on the day. 83 degrees and cooling off for the weekend. low 90s, not quite as muggy.

in the atlantic, lisa is a tropical storm and expected to stay weak. matthew is the new storm that has formed in the caribbean. when around 40 miles an hour, just barely at the threshold of a tropical storm. it is forecast to move toward central america. it should become a hurricane and drift to the north early next week toward can tune. -- toward cancun. that is the new storm, tropical storm at sea. summer weather continuing and it begins to cool off saturday. back to normal on sunday. great football weather for the ravens. showers arriving monday, tuesday and wednesday of next week. >> happy birthday coach.

i would feel confident in what he liked for a gift. he doesn't have to worry about his defense. ray lewis continuing to defy all laws of aging. as perks like national television ads. there is a the sarcastically for old spice. he must also deal with verbal assault on why the defense is so good right now. >> you clearly see we have a middle linebacker weaken -- who can ride a raven bird as big as a 747. you have a good chance of winning on sunday. we are trying to get back to our normal cells. >> the raven's rickey will not

play this year but will be part of the team. -- raven's rookie. he will sign a one-year contract tomorrow. he has been able to take part without a contract. they will work and a new multi- year deal. a programming reminder. comcast channel 208. high-school football -- some great matchups. the extra points game of the week -- 85% of the clicks want the north verses the south. the orioles concluded a three game series at fenway last night in less than dramatic fashion. well short -- not many

highlights of which to speak. save one from the boss. the orioles president shows a deft touch. even a guy in his position can catch a foul ball. the blue jays play host to the mariners. it rolls on. his 50th home run of the year. hall of fame numbers -- a 10th consecutive 200 hit season. one-zero, your final. a check of your forecast coming up right after this.

four years ago, bob ehrlich got fired as governor of maryland. for good reason. first, he protected tax loopholes for giant cable cable companies. then, he let utilities jack up our rates 72%. and for the last four years, he worked as a hired gun for big corporations, even a bank that took billions from a taxpayer funded bailout. ehrlich sides with corporate executives again and again and again tell bob ehrlich big banks and billionares don't need help. middle class marylanders do.

>> a pretty good chance you have already had to deal with the creepy-crawlies think bugs. they are all over the place parenthood -- creepy crawly stink bugs. we're putting lot of -- the face and the changes for health care that went on today. what it means for every single

one of us. those stories and more tonriold. today these factories are full of dot com businesses. and now my job is helping maryland create new economy jobs. training new math and science teachers investing in our institutions of excellence pioneering new cyber security jobs and giving an old gm plant a jump start building electric motors. i'm barbara mikulski. i approve this message so you'll know i'm fighting for you.

>> we are officially in fall. >> it doesn't feel like it, but at will. 92 tomorrow, more comfortable on saturday and sunday. great weather for ravens football on sunday. >> nbc nightly news is up next. >> have a great evening. >> have a great evening.

today these factories are full of dot com businesses. and now my job is helping maryland create new economy jobs. training new math and science teachers investing in our institutions of excellence pioneering new cyber security jobs

and giving an old gm plant a jump start building electric motors. i'm barbara mikulski. i approve this message so you'll know i'm fighting for you. bob ehrlich pretends to be for the working guy... but he's not on our side. i thought i knew bob ehrlich, but then i found out... he raised property taxes on every maryland family... and business. he increased college tuition... by 40%. 40%. and i thought i knew bob ehrlich. he was against raising the minimum wage. made $2.5 million... working for a lobbying firm. $2.5 million? he's not really on my side. with this tough economy, we really need a governor on our side. es tax on everything you buy? that's in andy harris' unfair tax plan. 23% sales tax. a 23% sales tax will cut my business in half. would be devastating. andy harris' 23% sales tax absolutely makes no sense. 23% sales tax would really make things unaffordable.